Why so much hate for Landlords on MN?

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Who do LL's get so much hate on MN?

It seems so much more hate than there is any real life.

I am not sure you have understood what I am saying. I am firmly on the sides of Landlords.

The "I am not sure they do" was in response to the poster below - and I meant I am not sure they understand it is a financial risk."

You realise a landlord is taking on a massive amount of financial risk and so of course there needs to be a financial incentive.

Not seen any on this thread.

What if it cost the baker £3 to produce the loaf? If the other person with no bread has only £1 then what should he do? He might be able to give away that loaf at a loss and survive but how many more would be he bother to bake if he was taking that kind of hit every time? If he bakes no bread then how are the people with no bread better off than if they could access the bread at a slice at a time?

The average cost to build a 3 bed house in the UK is £200-£350k excluding the land. When you factor in land it can vastly increase. Just because you wish everyone could afford to buy a house this doesn't make it so. We live in a global economy where other countries are vying for skills and materials. Even if the government did absolutely everything it could, it couldn't bring the cost of housing down as much as you would like.

I haven't read this thread, only skimmed a few posts. I just meant more generally on Mumsnet. A few examples - telling tenants it's not even their home, telling tenants they are being unreasonable in expecting their contractual rights to be respected, acting as if they are doing tenants an enormous favour. I've seen some lovely and respectful landlord comments too, but unfortunately far too many of the former.

Most LL's want a good relationship with their tenants, it's in the best interests of both parties.

Some twat just bought a row of 10 houses in my country and is going to evict every single tenant.

Thats why.

For what purpose?

OK.

It's the Internet.

Oh and all the moaning about how unfair the new renters rights are. Renters have had very few rights here compared to other European countries. Some changes are introduced to redress the balance and landlords feeling they're being treated incredibly unfairly.

Yes! And she could branch out into gluten free! I am severely unwell in this fictional scenario and it's putting me off my (gluten-free) lunch!

A lot of landlords manage their own portfolio and some do the repairs and maintenance themselves. There is also monthly admin of insurance policies, gas certificates and boiler serviced, occasional electric certificates, EPC to deal with as well as dealing with tenants coming and going so paperwork of new contracts, How to rent booklets etc being printed off and delivered for signature. On top dealing with mortgage companies and remortgaging every couple of years for each property do researching best remortgage rates. Also Keeping up to date with current legislation.

There is a large block where we have a few apartments, and because the managing agents are understaffed at the moment I go once a week and and do about 90 minutes work for them for free!

No it's not, it's up to the local authority and housing associations to provide housing to the vulnerable and needy. THAT is why every private landlord needs EVERY PROPERTY THEY OWN taking off them, then they can being given what they paid for each house, and the houses can go into the local housing stock for social housing tenants. To increase the social housing stock! NO-ONE should own more than one home! NO-ONE!

NO individual (or family!) SHOULD HAVE A HOUSING PORTFOLIO FFS!

And no I have NOT had a bad experience with a private landlord, but I know plenty of people who bloody well have!!!

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I am glad we have more than one!

I have a bad experience with a private landlord every time I hear of one existing.

Not everyone that rents is vulnerable or needy. What about those people? I have rented loads of times in my life and would never describe myself as either of those things.

I didn't say everyone who rents is vulnerable or needy. 🙄

I wonder if the person renting this flat at 212k per month is needy and vulnerable?

www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/148711640#/?channel=RES_LET

Whataboutery. 🙄

But point made.

Also. SHOCKER!

MANY TENANTS PAY THEIR OWN RENT TOO! 😱

Social housing is not FREE!

Not very well though. That was a ludicrous example.

It was I give you that, I used the highest possible rent to hammer the point home.

But there are literally thousands of properties to rent at 5-10k pcm.

But it is subsidized.

You didn't hammer anything home. Your example of someone who rents was ridiculous. 99% of people don't live in places like that! 🙄